M.E. Sharpe

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ISBN-10: 0765632047

ISBN-13: 9780765632043

DDC: 958.4

Grade Level Range: College Freshman
- College Senior

248 Pages | eBook

Original Copyright 2011 | Published/Released January 2012

This publication's content originally published in print form: 2011

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Overview

Examines the political, social, economic, and geopolitical dimensions of contemporary Turkmenistan and considers the prospects for its emergence as a political and economic factor in the twenty-first century world.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.Other Frontmatter.Title Page.Copyright Page.Contents.List of Maps and Tables.Introduction.1: Old Territory, Multiple Influences, New Nation.2: Turkmen Territory: Unity and Diversity.3: From Antiquity to the Khanates: A History of Fits and Starts.4: The Impact of Russian-Soviet Modernization.5: The Building of the Turkmen Nation.6: Post-Soviet Technologies of Power.7: An Independence Marked by Niyazov's Authoritarian Rule.8: Culture and Religion: The Issues of Reconstruction.9: Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov: Illusion of a Khrushchevian Thaw?.10: Development Challenges and Strategies.11: Turkmenistan from the Inside: Social and Economic Evolutions.12: The Future “Kuwait of Central Asia”?.13: Finding Its Place on the International Stage.Conclusions.Bibliography.Index.About the Author.